Ice-cream lift



Oct. 17, 1933.

H. B. WOERNER ET AL 1,931,366

ICE CREAM LIFT Filed Dec. 30. 1931 IN VEH TOIFG, Harman B. Week-nor;Dav/J C. P116681), ,B MM mm A "thorn 2 Patented Oct. 17, 1933 Harman B.

Woerner and' David c." 7 Terre Haute, Ind.

Russell, s

Application nasal, 30, 1931 f "seriar-Nmtaasss I This invention relatesto means for raising thelower remaining portionof ice cream frorn thelower part of a can to the upper part after the upper part has beenserved inorder that 35 the cream may be readily available without havingto run ones arm down inside the can to the bottom thereof. a

The invention also has advantages in that the bottom plate has"removable lifting straps to permit stacking of the plates when not inuse, and in the forming of the upper strap endsto be pressed outwardlyagainst the can sides as they are being lifted so as to insure that theendswill spring over the top edge of the can when suffia ciently lifted.

A further advantage of the invention is in the particular form oflifting'iack so as to secure light weight with positive action and tohave a base adapted to engage the can edge whereby a strap engagingmembermay be lowered quickly below' the base to within the can toen'gage with the lifting strap and then pulled back upwardly rt'o liftthe straps. 1 v.

These and other objects and advantages will become apparent in thefollowing description of one form of the invention as illustrated by theaccompanying drawing,'in which a a I Fig. 1'is a side elevation of astructure embodying' our invention as applied to an ice-cream can shownin transverse section;

v 'Fig". 2,. a'fragmentary end elevation; Fig. 3, a top plan view; and a.Fig. 4,"a detail in vertical transverse section through a canillustrating the manner of engage- 5 ment of the lifting strapsvwith'the'can top edge. v Likecharacters of reference indicate like partsthroughout the several views in the drawing. n

We form a'circular plate 10 to have a diam eter which will permit it tobe moved freely up .40 and down within the ice-cream can 11 but withslightclearance therebetween. Notches are cut in the plate edge ondiametrically opposed sides so that lifting straps 12 and 13 can extendfrom under the plate and up through these notches without interferingwith the movement of the to pass removably through a loop 14 which isformed by punching a section of the plate down- 1 wardly. The majorportion of each strap ex-- tends vertically upward through therespective notch in the plate and terminates with an upper .55 end whichis formed by bending a portion of the APATE Nrstrap;inwardlyanddownwardly and then upwardly and over outwardly :towardtheside "of the can to form a shoulder 15; at the-inner lower, b ch; andfin b er und d n? wardly from the end to -form,;a downturned beyond theplane of the main vertical part of sprung inwardly sufliciently to causethe upper hooks 16 topas's'inside thecan without' engaging the top edgeIce-cream isthen-poured into the canto fill itand hardened. The top,endsof d the strapslg-and 13 terminate at ab ou't halfway up ,thecan; When ice-cream has been-dipped ,out 'of the. can sufficient to -uncoverit heupperr ends of the strap's l2 andl1 3; the person ing the ice-cream has;reached down fi nto'. the

can about as far. as'is convenient and as is possible without' rubbinghis coat sleeve against the inside of the can. Itis to be vunderstoodtllat the can to whichreference is herein-madeis the usual elongated canemployed by 'creameries to harden and: deliver cream in. When the strapends are uncovered, theendsare then available to be engaged in order topull up the plate 10 and therebylift the remaining ice -cream to theupperpartofthe can. i Since the cream frozen in the can it requires somelittle pull on the plate to break the cream loose from the canwall'l .Inorder to pull uplthe plate lll andliliftlthe cream thereabove we providea speciallifting mechanism which will now be described. We

take two pieces 18and l9 o f strap metal and ltie thern together; inspaced apart parallel relation by bands ;20 and 421 to slidingly carryabarj221 therebetween, the lower ends of the pieces 18 and 19 are spreadapart and" are each provided 1 with outturned toes 23 and 24 to rest onthe top edge of the can 11 and with a downturned toe 25 between theother toes to extend downwardly within the can so as to retain theends"on the can edge. a

' The strap piece 18 is bent by its portion above the band 20 outwardlyat an angle to the bar 22 and pivotally carries on this bent out portionan operating handle 26 which is here shown as a U-shaped band of metalhaving its open ends straddling the bent portion. Between the open endsof the'handle 26, we rockably securea pawl 27 with an upper head havinga tooth like member directed toward the bar 22 and a leg hanging belowthe pivot line of connection with the handle. A spring 28 having one endheld against the piece "18' bearsby its other end against the lower legof the pawl 27 normally to rock the pawl head toward said bar 22. Thepiece 19 extends up along back of the bar 22 for a distance as a supportagainst which the bar .22 may bear when pressed against by the pawl. Thebar 22 is perforated substantially throughout its length by holes 29into which the toothed end of the head of the pawl 27 may engage.

A bracket 30 extends from the piece 19 to rockably carry a dog 31 whichhas an upper toothed end directed toward the bar 22 through an openingprovided therefor in theypiece. l9.v

The dog 31 also has a lower depending end which is normally pushed outaway from the piece 19 by-aspring 32 bearing against'the piece 19 sothat the "toothed end is normally pressed against thebar 22. The bar 22has a sufficient length to permit it in its lowermost position to extenddown into the can '11 to permit achamiel bar 33 fixed on thevlower barend to be slipped by its ends to under the shoulders 15 on the straps-12"when the handle 26 is liftedto drop the pawl 27 to-a lower hole 29, thedog 3-1 dropping into a hole 29, will hold the -bar I 22 againstdropping, and by again pushing down on the handle 26 the pawl 27 willlift the bar 22 again.

When the bar 22 has been --'sufiiciently lifted 'by'working the handle26 up'and down, the strap end's l6 will spring over the top edge of thecan edge and thereby hold up the plate 10. The lower ends of the pawl 27andfdog 31*may then be pressed in to carry the upper ends thereof awayfrom the bar 22 to 'release the bar and permitdhe lower channel bar 33to beturned around from under theshoulders 15 and allow "the entirelifting machnismto be removed from overthecan; By having the channel bar33 engage the straps 12 :and 13 under-the shoulders 15, a rocking"ac'tion'on the ends of 'the strap is set up tending to force the hooks16 against the wall of the can and thereby spring the hooks over. thecantopedge when carried that far.

While we have here shown and described our invention in the one form asnow best known to us, it-is obvious that structural changes may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention, and we'therefore donot desire to be limited to-that precise formbeyond' the limitatrons-as*may'be'imposed by the following claims.

-:a :lower inturned end adapted to removably engage underjsaid plate,thefupperhooked end of We claim: a

1. For lifting ice-cream in r a can, a plate adapted to slidingly fitwithin the can; and a pair of straps adapted to engage said plate, eachof said straps having an upper hooked end and a lower inturned endadapted to removably engage under said plate a bar pullingon'the-straps, saidbar extending from one strap to the other and meansfor detachably securing the bar-ends to their adjacent straps.

2. For lifting ice-cream in a can, a plate adapted to slidingly fitwithin the can, and a pair of straps adapted to engage said plate, eachor said straps having an upper hookedend and gage under said plate, theupper hooked end of each strap having a shoulder therebelow, and. a'

bar having a lower transverse member adapted to-engageby its ends undersaid shoulders as a means for pulling on said straps.

3. For lifting ice-cream in a can, a plate adapted to slidi'ngly fitwithin the can, and'a pair of straps adapted to engage said plate, eachof said straps having an upper hooked end and a lower inturned endadapted to removably en'- gage under said plate, 'the upper hookedend'of each strap having a shoulder therebelow and a. *bar having alower transverse member adapted to engage by its ends under saidshoulders as a means for pulling on said straps; said shoulders itsbeing spaced inwardly from the straps whereby pressure upwardlyagainst'the shoulders will tend to spring the hooked ends against thecan wall. I I 4. For lifting ice-cream in a -can, a "plate adaptedto'slidingly' fit within the can, and a pair of straps adapted to engagesaid plate, each of said stra'ps having an upper hooked end and a lowerinturned end adapted to removably .en-

each'strap having a shoulder therebelow, and a bar having a lowertransverse 'memberg-adapted to engage byvits ends under said shouldersasza meansfor pulling on said straps, and jack means engaging said bar;-3-20 fij-Fo'r lifting ice-cream in a'canfa plate adapted to slidingly'fit within 'the can, and a pair of straps adapted to engage saidp'1ate,'each of said straps having "an upperho'oked endand a lowerinturned end adapted to reniovably 1811- gage under said plate; theupper hooked end of each strap having a shoulder therebelow,,and a "barhaving a lower transverse member. adapted to engage by its" ends undersaidshoulders as a means for "pulling on said straps, saidshouldersbeing spaced inwardly from the straps whereby pressure upwardly againstthe shoulders will tend to spring the hooked "ends against the can wall,and means for pulling up on said'barf l 1 I HARMAN B. 'WOERNER. DAVID c.RUSSELL.

